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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 07:41 PM Jul 2017

Here's why 45 thinks that health insurance costs $12/year

"Why does Trump think health insurance costs $12/year? Because Gerber advertises life insurance for babies on Fox News for about that price."


"That's right, Trump's understanding of health insurance is so non-existent that he doesn't even know it's not the same as life insurance."


He said this in a NYTimes interview:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/politics/trump-interview-transcript.html

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Here's why 45 thinks that health insurance costs $12/year (Original Post) DesertRat Jul 2017 OP
Christ on a bike. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #1
webpage not found Skittles Jul 2017 #2
The link was to excerpts from radical noodle Jul 2017 #6
Yeah no kidding. calimary Jul 2017 #9
Because he's a fucking idiot? smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #3
Yes, and he apparently gets his info. from Fox News commercials DesertRat Jul 2017 #4
I'm afraid that conclusion is unavoidable gratuitous Jul 2017 #7
He's confusing it with life insurance? dontpanic Jul 2017 #5
Apparently Gerber life insurance kicks in at 21 DesertRat Jul 2017 #17
Not just any life insurance. Life insurance for BABIES! TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #18
OMG MiddleClass Jul 2017 #8
Perfect gif DesertRat Jul 2017 #13
Such incoherence... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2017 #10
Me too! DesertRat Jul 2017 #14
Rage against the covfefe Worktodo Jul 2017 #11
lol DesertRat Jul 2017 #15
He has no interest in familiarizing himself with the details of reality MrPurple Jul 2017 #12
Yup, not a liar DesertRat Jul 2017 #16
Another New Threshold Of Dumb colsohlibgal Jul 2017 #19
Does anyone understand any part of that paragraph? subterranean Jul 2017 #20
It was as clear as covfefe. DesertRat Jul 2017 #21
We are so fucked. Danascot Jul 2017 #22

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
7. I'm afraid that conclusion is unavoidable
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 10:06 PM
Jul 2017

It will hurt your brain, but read over the tail-end of that quote: "Here's something where you walk up {Walk up to what? Where?} and say, 'I want my insurance.' {Who are you talking to? What the fuck does "I want my insurance" mean?} It's a very tough deal, {What's a very tough deal? Knowing where to walk up? Spouting some nonsensical demand about wanting your insurance?} but it is something that we're doing a good job of." What are we doing a good job of? Making it a tough deal? Making a tough deal easier? I hasten to remind Mr. Trump that if a good job is being done as regards insurance, it's because the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land. You and your congressional buddies haven't done squat-ah about insurance in six months. Except for the kegger on the south lawn, but I'm not sure that was a good job.

The man is just out to lunch. I don't know how Haberman just sat there without exploding in rage: WHAT THE EVERLOVIN' FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, YOU GODDAM SIMPLETON?!

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
17. Apparently Gerber life insurance kicks in at 21
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 10:40 PM
Jul 2017

So that's the age that 45 thinks you start getting health insurance.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
19. Another New Threshold Of Dumb
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 10:53 PM
Jul 2017

Wow, how stupid does a 70+ year old man have to be to confuse Life Insurance with Health Insurance?

subterranean

(3,427 posts)
20. Does anyone understand any part of that paragraph?
Sun Jul 23, 2017, 01:39 AM
Jul 2017

Because I have no idea what he was talking about. Not just the part about $12 a year insurance. None of it made any sense at all.

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